Statement from Action on Smoking and Health on E-Cigarettes Following the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report: E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Arendtm December 8, 2016 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases 1 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a new report today, December 8, 2016, that presents research and policy recommendations on electronic cigarettes and their use among adolescents and young adults. ...
New study links e-cig use in teens to smoking initiation Arendtm September 1, 2015 Featured News & Events, News & Events Importance Exposure to nicotine in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is becoming increasingly common among adolescents who report never having smoked combustible tobacco. Objective To evaluate whether e...
Big Tobacco Tries to Don A New Look: Are You Buying? ash August 11, 2014 Featured News & Events, Related News Big Tobacco wants to reclaim the hearts and wallets of most adult Americans by rebranding its tarred image — pitching “smokeless” e-cigarettes, embracing the mantra “harm reduction,” and funding science that co...
Electronic Cigarette Executives Get Schooled In Senate Hearing ash June 19, 2014 Featured News & Events, Related News "I think we have seen this movie before," Senator Richard Blumenthal said. "It is called big nicotine comes to children near you and you are using the same kinds of tactics and promotions and ads that were used...
Why big tobacco companies are betting on e-cigarettes ash June 17, 2014 Featured News & Events, Related News Electronic cigarettes, promoted as a healthier alternative to tobacco, are getting powerful new backers with an unhealthy reputation: big tobacco companies.The development points to ways Big Tobacco is moving t...
FDA Extends Its Authority Over Tobacco Products & E-Cigarettes, Leaving Loopholes Arendtm April 24, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Statement of ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules that will extend its regulatory authority to include electronic cigarettes as well as cigar...
FDA Will Propose New Regulations for E-Cigarettes ash April 24, 2014 Featured News & Events, Related News he Food and Drug Administration will propose sweeping new rules on Thursday that for the first time would extend its regulatory authority from cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, popular nicotine delivery devi...
Should e-cigarettes be considered tobacco products? ash January 14, 2014 Blog, Smoke Alarms, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates Since e-cigarettes hit the market, they have been the subject of intense debate. Are electronic cigarettes a cessation tool or an alternative smoking device? Should they be subject to the same smoke-free air la...
